Moon Phases
how much of the moon is always lit?
half
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What season starts on June 21st
Summer
The time it takes to spin one time on an axis.
Rotation
What formed the universe?
Big Bang
what is a moon phase called when we can't see the moon
new moon
What planet is the largest?
Jupiter
23.5 degrees
Length of time it takes to go around another object
Revolution
How old is the universe?
13.8 billion
What moon phases do we see when we see half the lite moon?
quarter moon
What planet has large rings
Saturn
What season are we closest to the sun?
winter
Amount of material inside something (matter)
mass
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky way
The phase that is present during a lunar eclipse
full moon
The former planet that is now a dwarf planet
Pluto
Where is the sun directly overhead on June 21st?
Tropic of cancer
The pull of gravity on a mass
Weight
How much stuff makes up the galaxy?
Everything
The phase just after a full moon
waning gibbous
What planet is tilted completely on its side?
Uranus
12 hours or half the day
A pull between objects. Often the only force we care about in space science.
Gravity
What are the planets in order from the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune